Job Description:

Sector: Offshore Wind
Location: UK - Mobilisation from North East England
Contract Type: Contract (Inside IR35 via Umbrella)
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 12 Months + Possible Extensions
Rotation: 2 Weeks On / 2 Weeks Off (12‑Hour Days)
Rate: £700 per day (Inside IR35)

We are seeking an experienced Offshore Telecoms / SCADA Engineer to support telecoms and SCADA activities on a major offshore wind project. This role will involve hands‑on offshore support, contractor oversight, commissioning activities, and close collaboration with onshore and offshore IT, commissioning, and operations teams.

The position suits a proactive engineer with strong offshore telecoms experience, confident working in live commissioning environments and acting as a technical focal point in the field.

• Provide offshore telecoms troubleshooting support on behalf of the project
• Produce daily offshore progress reports
• Attend and actively participate in technical and coordination meetings
• Review and comment on contractor documentation including WMS, RAMS, ITPs and ITRs
• Plan and manage telecoms / SCADA punch list items and remediation works within scope
• Oversee contractor telecoms and SCADA commissioning activities, including witnessing and monitoring
• Interface closely with commissioning teams and offshore IT functions
• Manage project telecoms spares, including network switches and fibre optic patch leads
• Act as the offshore point of contact for installation support of temporary LTE systems in towers
• Provide in‑field support to IT teams for configuration and troubleshooting of network switches
• Carry out signal testing during energisation of wind turbine generators (WTGs) and GIS
• Support installation and integration of TETRA base stations
• Undertake onshore and offshore pre‑configuration of network switches within turbine nacelles

• Proven experience as a Telecoms / SCADA Engineer within offshore wind or offshore energy projects
• Strong knowledge of offshore telecoms systems, fibre networks and industrial communications
• Experience supporting commissioning and energisation phases
• Familiarity with contractor management and technical documentation review
• Comfortable working offshore on rotational patterns
• Strong communication skills and ability to act as an offshore technical authority

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.